Updated March 6, 2024

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Spanish : A rock
  • Latin : Rock, stone

Boy name variations

Peter
Pete
Petey
Pietor
Pytor
Petr
Pieter
Piotr
Pietro
Pierre
Piers
Pierce
Peer
Pero
Piero
Peder
Per
Pelle
Peadair
Petrus
Peterson
Perrin
Perkin
Perkins
Parnell
Parle
Parkin
Parkinson
Petrie
Petri
Petronio
Pierson
Petò
Petúr
Pyotr

How Popular Is The Name Pedro

Family name origins & meanings

  • Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician : from the personal name Pedro, Spanish and Portuguese equivalent of Peter.
  • Catalan (Pedró) : topographic name from Catalan pedró, padró ‘memorial stone’, or a variant of Padro.

Famous people who gave their babies this name

Frances McDormand
Joel Coen

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